Berlin's Bloody Riot and Allied War Updates
A Portuguese witness reports civilians shot in Berlin on January 17 as troops used bayonets and machine guns to quell rioters. Other dispatches describe German financial strain, French counterattacks near Neuville, and Allied artillery and air activity across Belgium and Artois with numerous bombings and casualties.
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Paris
Berlin
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Leonard
Ouliers-La-Boiseelle
le Bridoux
Boesingne
Hoesinghe
Gommecourt
Toos
Hooge
War Office
Belgium
Boesinghe
Dunkirk
Artois
Nerville
Vailly
Aisne
Craonne
Berry-au-Bac
Meuse
Mouilly
Salvation Army social work praised in Alberta towns
A Salvation Army social work visit to Irvine Alberta highlights broad local support for rescue and children's homes in Calgary and surrounding towns. Reports from the Rescue Home and Maternity Hospital in Calgary and the L. A. Children's Home detail admissions outcomes and placements, with communities like Langdon Brooks Suffield Retlaw Lomond and Winnifred Walsh showing strong support ahead of the Calgary provincial congress starting January 29. The piece credits Medicine Hat for inspiring broader participation and notes the impact of wartime mercy on rural Alberta communities.
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Irvine
C. P.R
Medicine Hat
Salvation Army
Canada
Alberta
Golden West
Calgary
Rescue Home
11Th Ave
East Calgary
L. A
Friends
Langdon
Brooks
Suffield
Retlaw
Lomond
Winnifred
Walsh
Europe
Short Course Opens in Medicine Hat with Agriculture and Domestic Science
Medicine Hat hosts the opening of a short course in agriculture and domestic science. The schedule includes Clydesdale and Percheron horse lectures, beef and dairy cattle sessions, sheep and grain topics, plus cooking sewing and home nursing demonstrations at the city hall. Evening meetings feature dairying hogs poultry and public talks.
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School of Agriculture
Medicine Hat
Clydes
C.P.R
Supt. McIntosh
C.P R
Earl Grey Ill At Howick Seated With Ill Health
London January 26 Earl Grey long confined at his northern Howick seat now decidedly unwell with a deteriorating condition that raises concerns for his health and the pace of his duties at this time.
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London
Earl Grey
Howick
London Bishop Opposes Province-wide Prohibition
London Ontario January 26 Bishop Fallon head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London issues a statement to the press opposing the current province wide prohibition campaign.
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London
Ont
Fallon
British Labor conference backs coalition in national recruiting drive
The British Labor conference approved the parliamentary Labor party actions in cooperating with other parties in the national recruiting campaign by a vote of 1 847 000 to 206 000.
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Bristol
British Labor Conference
Parliamentary
Labor Party
British Navy Preparedness Questioned Over 17 Inch Guns
In the House of Commons A J Balfour states no evidence Germany has 17 inch guns but allows such weapons would be feasible with time and labor He notes Britain uses all dockyards publicly and privately at home and in the Mediterranean for new construction or repairs to meet Allied needs and bolster preparedness.
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London
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
House of Commons
Germany
Balfour
Finch
Mediterranean
Recruiting for the 175th Armored Regiment Advances
A morning sign‑up shows many recruits for the 175th with more awaiting intake this afternoon. Names include William Lydeard and John Reeves from Walla Walla and local listings such as Robert Gordon and Chas Huycke. Walter Laws was rejected due to losing an eye.
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William E. Tydeard
H. S. Ireland
Walter Laws
City Health Department
John Reeves
Walla Walla
Washington
Robert D. Gordon
10Th St
Pacific Storm Toll Rises Along Coast
Storms of rain and snow along the Pacific coast persist into the day. Reports place the death toll at about twenty or more. Property damage ranges from 2.5 to 3 million dollars in southern California and near Yuma Arizona, with northern areas harder to estimate.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
California
Yuma
Arizona
Two CPR Brakemen Die in Pasqua Junction Train Crash
Moose Jaw reports a collision between an eastbound freight and a pusher engine at Pasqua Junction near the CPR main line. Two CPR brakemen were killed in the caboose, R L Brown and an assistant. A stock man, R E Reardon of High River, was severely injured along with several other crew members. An inquest is ordered for Thursday at 10 AM.
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Moose Jaw
Pasqua
C.P.R
Soo Line
General Hospital
J. M. Hourigan
R. L. Brown
R. E. Reardon
High River
Alta
Fire destroys Talbot Walker building in Seattle
Fourteen people were reported dead in a daytime fire that gutted the five story Talbot Walker building at Jackson Street and First Avenue South in Seattle. Six victims are confirmed. Authorities work to confirm names and counts.
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Seattle
Wash
Talbot Walker
Jackson Street
First Avenue South
Shell Contracts Tangle Over 10000 Shells and Wages
A munition plant employee says firms may reject the 10000 shell contract at the lower price unless workers accept wage cuts. The issue pits firms against workers with potential job losses. He notes some firms might accept reductions if facts prove $2 price untenable, suggesting fears may be unfounded.
VATIMOTIC FUND Subscribers urged to pay monthly subscriptions
Subscribers to the Cumaide Patriotic Fund are requested to pay their monthly subscriptions to the Imperial Bank of Canada which will issue a receipt. This aids the committee in collecting funds.
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Patriotic Fund
Imperial Bank of Canada
Unsourced Drug Clerk Rebuffs Ambition in Wry Exchange
A weary drug clerk at a counter responds to a kindly old man asking about ambition with a twist, saying he lacks ambition but has something else equally valuable. The brief vignette captures a moment of dry humor and character insight.
Wedding Stationery Line Highlighted at News Office
A fine line of wedding stationery is showcased at the News office with elegant cards and enclosures on display. Observers note tasteful engraving and classic typography reflecting current wedding stationery trends.
City Council Slashes Over $10,000 in Annual Salaries
City council last night approved broad pay cuts and staff reductions totaling a yearly saving exceeding $10,000. Eleven employees were dismissed. several salaries were cut while two boosts were granted, with more departments yet to be touched.
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Aries
City to Advertise for New City Auditors
The city will advertise in Winnipeg and Calgary papers for auditors at $1 500 a year to audit city books. Messrs Henderson Co previously earned $2 000 and sought the same price this year. Aldermen discussed saving by changing auditors and hiring a chartered accountant to focus on city books, but the decision narrowed to advertise at $1 500.
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A. W. Gleaves
Health Department
McLeod
M. H.O
Police Department
Brace
Winnipeg
Calgary
Messrs Henderson& Co
Ald
Penland
Hamilton
Cruickshank
Secur Chartered Accountant
Extradition Talk Over Defaulting City Cashier
Last night Los Angeles council discussed extraditing Golden a former city cashier now working as a streetcar conductor. The city is out 400 dollars. Aid. Cruickshank and Penland favored pursuing repayment while City Solicitor Bannan noted costs and agreed to installment payments. Ald. Hamilton suggested closing the case by waiving the debt.
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Parks Department
Heald
Penland
Fire Department
Robinson
Messie
Thompson
Armstrong
Legg
Allan Dick
W. Banna
Bannan
Hawthorne
Golden
Los Angeles
Aid
Cruickshank
Walld
Ald
Hamilton
City Council Entreats Retrenchment on Board Budget
The council, noting $90,000 in school tax arrears with $40,000 already paid to the Board, signals it cannot fund a $120,000 estimate for 1916. Ald. Hamilton says jurisdiction rests elsewhere, but the council must curtail. Officials debate wording while urging the Board to cut expenditures.
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Hamilton
Norseman Steamer Safe After Beaching No Lives Lost
London readers learn from Lloyd's report that the steamer Norseman 10,750 tons, once thought sunk, was beached and suffered no loss of life. Owned by the Dominion line she has been chartered to the Dominion Admiralty since December 5.
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Dominion Line
International Mercantile Marine Company
Dominion Admiralty
Rail lines reopen as snowbound routes start moving
Vancouver reports the Northern Transcontinental railways overcome mountain snow blocking service. The Canadian Pacific clears Selkirks, six westbound transcontinental trains reach Vancouver, and the Great Northern resumes after Saturday snow disaster. Traffic also returns on Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Northern Pacific lines.
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B. C
Transcontinental
Canadian Northern
Canadian Pacific
Selkirks
Trans Continental
Great Northern
Aude
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
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